Not for nothing, Vinnie says, but a couple of flags against the Giants would be a big help. Nothing crazy, maybe a hold and illegal hands to the face, a couple third-down plays. It’s worth 40 large to Vinnie and it’s cash up front. If it goes well, they can talk about it next week.

And while Joe V. hasn’t ever done anything like that, when the league settles with the real refs, he’s out and can’t even get Shippensburg State for the rest of the year.

And those bills ain’t going away. Eh, how can anyone prove he did it? Just like that, the NFL goes from having a rowboat with a slow leak to the Titanic coming up on the iceberg.

Sure, they tell you they’re vetting the replacements, but they missed the guy wearing Saints gear and the silly hat on his Facebook page, and they had no idea about the official who told the Eagles’ LeSean McCoy to shape up because he had him on his fantasy team.

The league knows that there could be a Joe V. out there, and if he caves to the cash, they have problems that will hound the NFL for a decade. And all to save $100 grand a year, per team. Even Vinnie would tell you that’s not any kind of value bet.

When the UH Warriors take the field in Provo Friday night, they’ll be attempting to accomplish something no Warrior team has ever done:

Beat BYU on their field.

The Cougars will be a big favorite, but the Warriors should not be physically overmatched.

Doesn’t it seem like about 10 years ago that BYU quarterback Riley Nelson was all over the field for Utah State against Hawaii? With a mission and a redshirt year, it has only been six.